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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rural, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rural and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Rural:
- 40.106548, -84.964338
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Rural
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Rural is near Darke County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Darke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Rural
Communities Also Named Rural ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Rural.
Within Indiana, the name Rural is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clarke County
- This Rural is located in Clarke County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rural that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Rural.
- Arkansas
- Grant County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Rural [Grant County].
- Florida
- Hernando County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Rural [Hernando County].
- Illinois
- Rock Island County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Rural [Rock Island County].
- Kansas
- Chase County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rural [Chase County].
- Kingman County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rural [Kingman County].
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- This Rural is located in Pike County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rural that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Rural.
- Mississippi
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Rural [Montgomery County].
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This Rural is located in Clermont County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Rural that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Rural.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Rural is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,411 miles [2,270.8 km]<1> to the west of the Rural that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Rural.
- Virginia
- Wise County
- This Rural is located in Wise County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Rural that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Rural.
- Wisconsin
- Waupaca County
- This Rural is located in Waupaca County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rural that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waupaca County community of Rural.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rural ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Crete
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crete is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Haysville Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Long
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maxville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Pinch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pinch is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
- Snow Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Unionport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Unionport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionport
How Far From Rural to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rural to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rural and extending to:
- Winchester, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the North.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Rural to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,166 miles [9,923.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,771 miles [7,678.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rural) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Rural could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Rural to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rural. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1065, Longitude: -84.9643 In this case, the coordinates for Rural have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.712 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.111 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.811 degrees. |
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